OTD in 1983 in Moscow, just past midnight, 44 year-old Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov’s calm decision that a satellite warning of the launch of 5 US Minuteman ICBMs was a false alarm—thanks to “a funny feeling in my gut”—may have averted a catastrophic nuclear war. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl...

Without downloading a new pic, where are you now mentally?

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,586,144! I couldn't pass the opportunity to brag about how mid i am.

3/x In 2008, we caught the Phoenix lander on its descent to Mars, the first time one machine took the picture of another machine. You can see the parachute, the lander attached to it and even the faint chute lines. www.uahirise.org/releases/pho...

While little of what Musk does these days surprises me, this post amid his daily deluge is something I've never seen before. He boosts a post arguing that women do not have the capacity for critical thought, and therefore cannot be the best leaders for a democracy. Feels like a mask off moment.

What’s your current social media strategy?

Make a band milder Within Nonchalance

What’s your sign?

I can't go to sleep because of a massive DDoS attack.

Hey, @mmasnick.bsky.social i'm currently at a loss for (non-obscene) words over this one. Thoughts? Suggestions? Well, apart from deleting my account and getting a drink.

Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators

Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue.